Officers Arrest 24 At Denison Dance Raid
Denison police and sheriff deputies arrested 24 people at a West Woodard street dance about 10 pm. Twenty four suspects faced court, with fines set for vagrancy and additional appearances scheduled. Chief Gordon Nix led the operation.
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Denison
Sheriff’s Department
Gordon Nix
Caldwell
Truett
Roberts
Miles
Jessee
White
Nix
Sam Teas
Bruce Jay
Belew
Mr. Nix
Mr. Miles
Effort to Kidnap Wife Leads to Arrest
A Shreveport man attempting to kidnap his estranged wife in downtown Dallas was tackled by Detective John Hudson who drew a pistol and stopped the abduction. The suspect, later jailed, had been dodging hot check charges in Shreveport including a $1,200 auto purchase and a $300 diamond ring.
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Dallas
Shreveport
John Hudson
Hudson
Whitewright opens skating rink in Woosley building
A new skating rink debuted in Whitewright on Wednesday night inside the Woosley building formerly Looney furniture. The 50 by 100 foot floor is in excellent condition and has only months of use.
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Whitewright
Woosley
Looney Furniture
Mrs Myrtle Badgett Visitation in Denison
Miss Myrtle Badgett spent Wednesday in Denison as guest of her sister Mrs C K Spindle.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Myrtle Badgett
Denison
C. K. Spindle
Texas Congress of Mothers and P T A Meets at Sherman
Delegates from Grayson to Kaufman counties for the Texas Congress of Mothers and Parent-Teacher Associations arrive in Sherman for sessions through Friday. Local council president Mrs. Charles F Rothe and committees including transportation chair Mrs. Ray Tillman and homes committee chair Mrs. Frank Batsell coordinate hosting and accommodations.
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Sherman
Grayson
Collin
Rockwall
Johnson
Dallas
Ellis
Fannin
Hill
Hunt
Kaufman
Texas Congress of Mothers
Parent-Teacher Associations
Charles F. Rothe
Council of Mothers
Pardoned Convicts Charged With Robbery
Austin April 7 Indictment in San Antonio links Jack Smith and Otis Yeager to the San Antonio National Bank daylight holdup yielding 19138. The Pardons Board may revoke Gov Ferguson conditional pardons, sending them back to finish their sentences. Smith previously faced Houston holdup and Travis County burglary and was singly pardoned, Yeager was serving six years for assault to murder in Bexar County.
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Austin
San Antonio
Jack Smith
Otis Yeager
San Antonio National Bank
Board of Pardons
Smith
Yeager
Ferguson
Houston
Travis County
Pat Neff
Neff
Bexar County
Court Tells Jury Highway Probe Closed
Austin april 6 district judge james r hamilton impaneled the travis county grand jury for april term and stated no new highway department evidence nor reason to continue the probe while urging jurors to investigate all public offices from top to bottom. two indictments were returned against f g hoffman for perjury and swindling linked to road surfacing contracts, with cases awaiting trial.
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Austin
James R. Hamilton
Travis County Grand Jury
State Highway Department
Grand Jury
Travis County
Highway Department
F. G. Hoffman
Hoffman Construction Company
Dan Moody
Hoffman
State Highway Commission
District Judges Compare Dallas County Crime to Jesse James
Two district judges sat together as a new grand jury was sworn in and warned against indictments based on gossip. Judge C A Pippen said modern bandits outpace Jesse James and noted a killing in Dallas each week and frequent bank robberies and hijackings. Judge Felix Robertson urged jurors to require solid grounds and avoid neighborhood rumors.
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Dallas
Dallas County
Jesse James
C. A. Pippen
Felix Robertson
Garland Robbery Hearing Is Reset
Dallas dated April 7 reports J. M. Reid charged with robbery with firearms and Ellie Steiffer charged as accessory will face Justice E. John Baldwin for a preliminary hearing Saturday morning. The trial was postponed after District Attorney Cox asked for more prep time. The case stems from the April 1 First National Bank Garland robbery in which a bandit stole $5,000 from cashier W. C. Jamison.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Dallas
J. M. Reid
Ellie Steiffer
Justice of the Peace
E. John Baldwin
Justice Baldwin
Cox
First National Bank
Garland
W. C. Jamison
Mrs. Fortner and daughter visit relatives in town
Mrs. A. H. Fortner and her young daughter from Sweetwater are visiting her parents Mr. and Mrs. C. B. Bryant and other relatives here.
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A. H. Fortner
Sweetwater
C. B. Bryant
Onion Crop Near Laredo Is Ruined
Hail battered 1,300 acre onion fields south of Laredo Texas causing 90 to 95 percent loss. The damaged area stretched to six to eighteen inch drifts with thousands of dollars in damage. Roy Campbell the district customs collector and large onion grower estimated salvage at five to ten percent. Farms north of Laredo escaped damage.
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Laredo
Texas
Roy Campbell
Three Members Elected to Whitewright School Board
In Whitewright Independent School District election last Saturday thirty three votes were cast to elect three trustees. W. L. Mangrum was re elected for two years while W. P. Vaughn and T. E. Sears declined re submission. The ballot named Mangrum, H. C. Willis and J. H. Waggoner, each chosen for a two year term.
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Whitewright Independent
W. P. Vaughn
T. E. Sears
W. L. Mangrum
Mangrum
Vaughn
Mr. Sears
H. C. Willis
J. H. Waggoner
Rotary Club Meeting Highlights Taxation Talk by Dr Musselman
Rotary Club held a meeting led by Carl Gillespie with Fred Smith introducing Dr H T Musselman of Dallas. He discussed funding for educational purposes without raising ad valorem taxes and argued natural resources like oil and lumber should bear more of the state tax based on wealth produced.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Rotary Club
Carl Gillespie
Gillespie
Fred Smith
H. T. Musselman
Dallas
Musselman
Musical Recital by S L Young and Pupils at High School
S L Young, string and wind teacher, presents pupils in a recital at 8 p m April 16 in the High School auditorium. A 17 piece orchestra is nearly ready. Beginners urged to start now for summer study. Everyone invited. Lester Hileman shipped two cars of baby beef cattle to Fort Worth last week. He bought calves in Fort Worth about three months ago, shipped them here, and fattened them for market. He received 9 1/2 cents a pound, average $53.87 per head. This was the finest lot of beef cattle shipped out of Whitewright in years.
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S. L. Young
Lester Hileman
Fort Worth
Whitewright
District Methodist Conference Attendees Named in Hove
Attendees at the district conference of the Methodist Church in Hove include Rev. W. A. Stuckey Dr. R. May and Mrs. May Mrs. J. B. Hamilton Miss Sue Stephens Mrs. J. M. Sturdivant Mrs. G. F. Bryant Mr. and Mrs. H. C. Willis and others.
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The
Methodist Church At
Hove
W. A. Stuckey
H. C. Willis
R. May
Ross R. May
J. B. Hamilton
Sue Stephens
J. M. Sturdivant
G. F. Bryant
Rotary International District Convention Opens in Tyler
Mr and Mrs Fred W Smith and others attend the forty eighth district Rotary convention in Tyler for a two day session. Over 700 Rotarians and Rotary Annes participate in the event this morning.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Fred W. Smith
H. L. Gordon
Ed LaRoe
J. B. Hamilton
J. C. Gillespie
Rotary International
Tyler
Rotarians
Rotary Annes
New Text Book Probe Leaks Out
Austin April 7. An investigation into Texas Book Commission contracts with American Book Company is being conducted by Assistant Attorney General R. B. Cousins Jr. He is in the East, in New York, and further details were not disclosed. The case involves a mandamus from the Supreme Court and contracts worth 550000.
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Austin
Texas Book Commission
American Book Company
R. B. Cousins Jr
Ernest May
Cousins
East
Attorney General
New York
May
Supreme Court
District Court
S.M. N. Marrs
Superintendent of Public Instruction
Bridge Party At Mrs McConnell’s Easter Style
Miss Sue McConnell hosted a Monday bridge party at 3 o clock in her aunt Miss Sue Stephens new home. Easter lilies decked the rooms while Miss Mary Johnson took high score and Miss Oma Caperton of Bartlesville Oklahoma won the cut. After four games guests enjoyed ice cream angel food cake and mints shaped as Easter lilies with candy rabbit favors. Out of town guests included Mrs Frank Schroeder Miss Oma Caperton of Bartlesville and Miss Verma Mangrum Miss Lucile LaRoe students in Fort Worth.
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Sue McConnell
Sue Stephens
Mary Johnson
Oma Caperton
Bartlesville
Oklo
Frank Schroeder
Okla
Verma Mangrum
Lucile LaRoe
Fort Worth
Paris Presbytery Set to Meet in Denison Next Week
About 150 delegates from seven counties from Grayson east to Arkansas will assemble in Denison for the semi annual convention of the Paris Presbytery Presbyterian Church U S A to be held at the Denison church on April 13 14 and 15 Rev J F Fender of Whitewright is stated clerk and Rev W A Kirkpatrick of Denison is treasurer
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Grayson
Arkansas
Denison
Presbytery of
Paris
Presbyterian Church
Denison Church
J. Fk. Fender
Whitewright
W. A. Kirkpatrick
Epworth League Program for Sunday April 11 What Does the Epworth League Mean to Me
Epworth League plans a Sunday program led by Ona Belle Hampton with helpers Mamie Cox T J Rector Martha Joe Sears Fender May and Marie Sears among speakers and a duets quartet including Kermit Hollingsworth Jack Everheart. The event features multiple talks on the topic and participation by several local names.
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Epworth League
Ona Belle Hampton
Mamie Cox
T. J. Rector
Martha Joe Sears
Fender May
Marie Sears
Kermit Hollingsworth
Jack Everheart
Quartette
Texas Louisiana Power Company Opens New Office and Store
The Texas Louisiana Power Company held a formal opening at its office and store last Saturday. Invitations were mailed to patrons and more than three hundred visited to view electrical appliances. Carnations and an electric globe eraser were given to visitors while the refrigerator demonstration drew crowds. A birth notice reports James Southerland Wallis born March 23. mother Ruth Southerland formerly of this place, now in Dallas.
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Texas-Louisiana Power Company
James Southerland Wallis
Ruth Southerland
Dallas
Stedham and Bennett Visit Friends in Leonard
Guy Stedham and Leon Bennett visited friends in Leonard Sunday. They spent time catching up and sharing news with local acquaintances.
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Guy Stedham
Leon Bennett
Leonard Sunday
Frank Miller Killed Near Preston Bend
News reports the killing of Frank Miller about 20 years old at a filling station across Red River from Preston Bend. Miller died instantly after being shot by an aged man. The body will be taken to J. H. Alexander’s home for burial at Cannon Cemetery Friday.
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Frank Miller
Red River
Preston Bend
Miller
William Miller
Ray Farm
Kentuckytown
Oklahoma
J. H. Alexander
Cannon Cemetery
Mr. Alexander
Negro Brothers Die In Electric Chair
S A and Forest Robinson two Black brothers were executed at the State penitentiary Huntsville for the slaying of Patrolman C M Isbell in Dallas earlier this year. A five day reprieve from Governor Miriam A Ferguson last week delayed the punishment until Good Friday. Authorities investigate an alleged admission of another murder by S A Robinson about Forest.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Huntsville
S. A
Forest Robinson
State Penitentiary
C. M. Isbell
Dallas
Miriam A. Ferguson
Lamar County
Uncle Joe Cameron Dies After 73 Years in Whitewright Vicinity
Joseph Henry Cameron aged 79 died Monday at his home southwest of Whitewright after years in frail health. Funeral at Wittitee Cemetery with Rev. A E Major and Rev. Smith officiating. Survived by Ada Cameron, five sisters, three brothers, and many relatives. his wife Bettie Reynolds died 1909. He was a longtime Church of Christ member and beloved neighbor.
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Joe Cameron
Whitewright
Cameron
Wittitee Cemetery
A. E. Major
Bettie Reynolds
Ada Cameron
Evaline Simmons
Tom Bean
J. W. Pennell
J. T. Roberts
Rita Adams
Dallas
Parthena Dodson
Sherman
L. W. Cameron
DeKalb
W. P. Cameron
D. C. Cameron
Waureka
Oklahoma
Church of Christ
P. T. A. Meeting At Grammar School Elects Officers
The P T A met at the Grammar School Tuesday afternoon. Rain shortened the program but the read Numbers were enjoyed. A business meeting elected Mrs J W Wilson president and other officers. Next meeting set for May 4 at the Grammar School.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Gramar
J. W. Wilson
Guy Hamilton
Claude Meador
W. L. Mangrum
Lucian Andrews
J. D. Harp
Sallye Hamilton
Christine Stuckey
New Katy President backs merger plan and scope
Denison April 5 C N White head elected president of the Katy lines in Texas and subsidiary lines to succeed retiring president Charles E Schaff He champions a proposed combination of the Katy Kansas City Southern and Cotton Belt railroads arguing it preserves competition and public service while expanding traffic and regional development.
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Denison
C. N. Whitehead
Katy Lines
Texas
Charles E. Schaff
Missouri- Kansas-Texas
Kansas City Southern
Cotton Belt
Katy
L. F. Loree
Rangers Win and Lose in Weekend Baseball Action
Whitewright High School Rangers beat a Trem ton team in a brisk Friday game but dropped an 8 to 1 decision to the Denison High Yellow Jackets on Saturday. Local squad showed early promise before Denison seized control.
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Whitewright High School Rangers
Trenton
Yellow Jackets
Denison
Funeral for G. W. Mullins Held at Tom Bean
Funeral services for G. W. Mullins, who died Sunday evening at his home south of Tom Bean, were held Tuesday afternoon. Burial followed at the Tom Bean cemetery.
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G. W. Mullins
Tom Bean
Tom Bean Cemetery
Effort May Bar Bolters From Democratic Ticket
Dallas reports steps may be taken to bar voters who backed the Republican governor candidate in 1924 after taking a Democratic pledge. Rumors say state party leaders support action possibly prompting a call of the state executive committee to decide the issue. If a ban is issued, about 200000 people could be obliged to vote for non Democratic tickets or remain partyless. George C. Butte won 298046 votes, with under 100000 from Republicans. Miriam A. Ferguson's majority was about 130000.
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Dallas
Times Herald
George C. Butte
Miriam A. Ferguson
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Dallas Co
Rotary Club Meeting
Bridge Party
Joseph Henry Cameron
Rangers
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